Female name
Jennifer
11,588 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 9.
Origin
From Cornish Gweniver, from Middle Cornish Gwynnever (cognate with Welsh Gwenhwyfar), from Proto-Brythonic *Gwɨnnohuɨβar. Doublet of Guinevere. Compare Irish Fionnabhair, which may be cognate. The /d͡ʒ/ consonantism is due to Anglo-Norman influence; compare Old French Genievre /d͡ʒəˈniɛ̯vɾə/, /d͡ʒəˈnjɛvɾə/.From Wiktionary, entry “Jennifer”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 1,200 births. 11,588 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s and 2000s. At its peak, it ranked 54th among girls' names in 1996. It is still given: 393 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1972: 63,790 births. 1,476,540 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. At its peak, it ranked 1st among girls' names in 1970. It really came into use around 1931. It is still given: 2,911 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1983: 682 births. 14,809 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. At its peak, it ranked 4th among girls' names in 1981. It is still given: 52 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 65,495 | 1900–2025 | 9th in 1985 |
| Switzerland | 7,784* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 7,698 | 1984–2025 | 13th in 1993 |
| Quebec | 6,046 | 1980–2025 | 23rd in 1983 |
| Argentina | 3,103 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Berlin | 142 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 9 = 45 → 9
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
5 + 9 + 5 = 19 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
1 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 9 = 26 → 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.